Latvia’s five statistical regions ranked by annual population change; %, 2025.
Annual population change is compared across Latvia’s five statistical regions for 2025. Every region recorded a decline, using the same official usual-residence population method. Riga region had the smallest decrease at 0.3%. Latgale had the steepest decline at 1.8%, a 1.5-percentage-point difference from Riga region.
| Rank | Entry | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riga region | −0.3% | 2025 |
| 2 | Vidzeme | −1.0% | 2025 |
| 3 | Kurzeme | −1.1% | 2025 |
| 4 | Zemgale | −1.2% | 2025 |
| 5 | Latgale | −1.8% | 2025 |
Source 1: Population of Latvian regions at the beginning of 2026
Publisher: Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia
Dataset/table: Official Statistics of Latvia
Units: percent change
Date checked: 2026-07-16
Evidence: Supports the 2025 population-change rates for Latvia’s five statistical regions.
All five regions recorded population decreases in 2025. The figures use Latvia’s administrative-register-based usual-residence approach.
The five regional change rates are ranked from the smallest decline to the largest decline.
Every region uses the same annual period, population basis and percent-change unit.
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